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and the bottom line at the top of the hour, we're preparing for a hot day. it's a warm and humid commute. it's kristy breslin in for sharon gibala covering the traffic. we'll change the tamper of it. it's warm and steamy, hot and humid and summer in the city.

we've been thinking about this since january. live it, live it large and have fun. on its way to 97 or 98 degrees today. 94 degrees this evening. hey, you deal with it when it's cold and hot. we don't have to shovel this. >> are they having fun on the commute? here's kristy. well, i wouldn't say fun, but we have a few problems to update you on. in cockiesville, we have a crash at shawan road. there's a slowdown up to whitemarsh. the average speed around the beltway is 60 miles per hour. we have plenty of road closures in baltimore city. east conway between light and charles street and the greek festival in town has eastern avenue closed at foster avenue. we'll take a live look.

you can see everything moving smoothly at greenspring. not much activity on the beltway north of the key bridge. and for the most accurate information available, count on us at wjz.com. an extreme heat is what everyone's talk about today. schools are adjusting their days because of it. the advisories will be at the bottom of the screen. wjz and andrea fujii are live. the heat has claimed lives already. >> reporter: good morning, don and everyone. the health department says over the past week and a half, two people have died from this heat. >> reporter: it was just last week, weather was so hot, schools closed early. a student and teacher were treated for heat related illness in anne arundel county and now, we're learning that two over the age of 65 have

died because of the heat. we see it early in the season before people are used to the heat. they're not thinking about checking in on neighbors and elderly. >> after dealing with the outages last week, bge is keeping a close eye on the systems. >> the equipment by nature is already hot. it heats up more when it's hot outside. there's more power flowing through the license -- lines. >> no one is immune to the problems of the heat. even if you have your kids outside and you're outside yourself, make sure you take a lot of breaks and you get indoors and keep cool. >> now, the city issued a code red heat alert today. >> reporter: cooling centers will also be open. people are asthma, be

careful. poor air quality is expected with the heat. crews are working to restore another power outage. this comes days out an outage due to a transformer explosion and a fire. this time, the power plant have been overloaded. counseling services will be closed today. a man the police are calling a person of interest is in custody this morning. according to the media partner, it happened while a woman was moving into st. paul street. more testimony expected in the murder trial of a city police officer accused of murdering a man outside of a night club. here's more in the case. >> reporter: this woman broke down in an emotional interview the day after baltimore city police officer tshamba gunned down her brother. one year later, she was calm in court as she recounted her

brother's last moments alive. the defense called her hoping that the inconsistencies in her statement would booster her defense. she was consistent and it proves tshamba was aggressive. >> reporter: she testified that the officer smacked her female friend's backside. tshamba confronted brown. she said he fired shot after shot. as brown lay bleeding, he walked off. he identified himself and gave orders consistent with making an arrest. >> his account stands in the next defense. this is the woman who's buttocks he grabbed. she said he believed he was trying to hit her back.

tshamba said he was going to arrest brown for touching her and brown chased tshamba and he shot him in self-defense. >> reporter: a club promoter also witnessed the incident. at the courthouse east, mike hellgren, wjz, eyewitness news. it's not clear whether tshamba will testify in his own defense. a former delaware pediatrician is waiting to hear a judge's call. his one day trial came to an end after two police officers testified for the prosecution. the judge will review more than 13 hours of graphic video evidence before he makes the ruling. you may have heard of the comcast triple play, now, there may be a quadruple play. comcast is adding another service, home security. it will include fire monitoring and cameras and motion detectors.

it won't be in maryland before it's tested across several other cities. this could be the end of airport pat downs for ever. passengers are separated by security risks and tunnel like scanners are able to identify liquids in their shoes and it uses eye scan technology to match passengers to their passports and id's. also sorts of new gaming creations are at e-3. security there is also a concern. >> reporter: the electronic entertainment expo is a dream come true for several. the gaming companies are in los angeles. one of the big draws is

nintendo's latest. it's the wii you. >> it's hd and easier to play. it's fun for everyone. >> reporter: play station is trumpeting a new console also. >> we'll have over 100 games for 3-d. >> reporter: this comes weeks after major security breaches rocked the industry. millions of play station owners had their security hacked. sony shut down the online store and 90% of the network operations are back. while this is a major concern for the industry, interestingly, the polls hoe -- polls show that most people are more worried about the games than their security. >> the hack on sony resulted in

the bringing out of $77 million of user account information. another stunning come back for the mavericks. dirk nowitzki battled the flu and a fever. he had several layups with seconds to spare. the mav's win it. that's tieing the series at two games a piece. james scored just 8 points. now, to our ballpark, the orioles went on to win, 4-0 and went far sweep of the a's tonight. some incredible pictures, which, you have to see from chile. a volcano erupted and the geologists don't expect it to

stop. six carrier flights are stalled. ash is falling on arch argentina's farmlands. >> see the lightning! wow, that's unbelievable! >> and there's the ash! that's also unbelievable. that really is incredible. >> wow! >> they can shovel that. and it probably would make your car slide. you think! hey, the nba drew in 15 million viewers a night. dirk nowitzki had 102 fever. it was the greatest individual performance of someone playing up to a championship while sick. remember when michael jordan looked gray he was so sick. scotty had to help him.

that was one of the finest per -- performance. >> they keep coming back and tieing the game. and then, the series continues. >> hey, look, can i show you something. i want to show you a picture. when i'm on. i'll get to the mike in a few minutes. i'm talking to morning guys in other cities on social networks. i want to show you a picture that's already gone viral on facebook. want to -- want to hear about that? >> that's mount tush moore. >> no, that's mount rushmore from the canada side.

and they can also say mount tush moore. this is going to be a hot one. the forecast is holding up. we'll go for a high of 98 and the record is 97. mike schuh, good morning, how are you? >> reporter: from that to me, really? >> yeah. >> want to show us your canadian side? >> reporter: yeah, hold on. look at this view, you could sit here, eating breakfast with this view. isn't this phenomenal? we're at the new lennys. they'll have a grand opening this week and we'll talk to the man bind it all and show you the best food, when we return. [ waves crashing ]

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we're warmer here than anywhere surrounding the beltway. low 70s.

>> we have no surprises here. we have a front diving into the area friday. we have a few thunderstorms and shade clouds. today, 98, the record is 97 and back to 99-degree. clear, 72 overnight and tomorrow, we'll call it 99- degree -- 99-degree -- 99 degrees. back into the 80s here. the normal will be 82 degrees. we have a chance of a popup thunderstorm all three of the days. i don't want to cloud up the forecast. all three of the days are not wash outs. if you're off, you'll have good times. what awaits you on the way to work and school? here's kristy breslin with more. >> well, we have trouble in the reisterstown area. we have a downed tree there. it was blocking the way for you

falls road closed between guys and toughton. northbound, 95, we have a disabled vehicle at emmorton road. and northside outer lupe is starting to slow there. both directions are running to town. let's now take a live look, everything's running full speed at 95 and 395 and there's another look at the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. this is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. toyota is moving forward. don and marty, back to you. the bigger news about the story is not that lenny's is opening a city location -- the fact is that there's been another successful turnover at

harbor place in its plan. it keeps the business fresh and gets you and tourists to come back time and time again. in the economy, to get a business to go into the prime spot, it's a lead story. >> reporter: this is a million dollar view. you can have breakfast here. they don't open until 8:00, but you can see this. this spot was vacant for years. the people who ran this, they took their time. if you haven't come down lately, it's completely changed. there are more places here now. the cool thing is, with lennys, look, you can sit down and hang out and get the great food that everyone knows about. the cool thing is how much variety we have. there's corned beef and other cool things.

in town, how lucky are we? >> i kind of do it all. >> reporter: what are you starting out with? >> well, we open at 8:00, mike. this is the biggest selling breakfast item. it's the breakfast combo. you can eat a little bit of everything. french toast and pancakes with eggs and bacon and potato and coffee. >> reporter: the corned beef, that's -- well, the signature is here. >> the signature is corn beef. we were voted baltimore's best corn beef. it's the number one item whether it's in an overstuffed ruben or a regular sandwich. they're all huge for us. >> reporter: one of the interesting things is you do home maid pot pies and stuff?

>> this is all well and good. how many can it seat. what do they expect the business to be? >> reporter: what are you expecting the business to be -- >> in other words, how many people -- well, that's the prime location at harbor place. how many people can they seat maximum? this is the big story. this is there's a bigger issue here. >> we seat about 140 people. >> reporter: friday, saturday, sunday, great business. we're typically swamped. you know, we get the people in and out. they're in and out fairly quick. we make everything to order. we're not fast food, but the service is, you know, excellent. people get in and get out and they're happy with their food. >> reporter: there's a great story, in new york, this is a 17-dollar sandwich, here, it's $8.99.

if you don't have it in a ruben form? >> well, regular corn beef and people put anything on it. >> reporter: already, we have to go. thanks for being open. 8:00 to 8:00. i hope you do great. back to you, guys. >> now, you know why it's so crowded. you can afford to stay and eat. >> well, it's well underneath the price of a ticket. talk to you in a bit, mike. let's move along, shall we? well, it's graduation time. we want to see your commencement related photos. e-mail them to us at wjz.com and look for them at wjz.com. ,,,, ,,

[ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals.

five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you don't want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. arizona is burning and firefighters have no containment. the impact is felt several states away. good morning, it's another scorcher here with rising temperatures. what precautions are the city takeing to make sure everyone's safe? that's just ahead. good morning. major construction projects are taking place on roads across the state of maryland. i'm kai and i'll tell you how to prepare. good morning, i'm kristy

breslin at traffic control. some problems in the reisterstown area and delays beginning to build around the beltway. we'll have the details. do you wonder why your dog does what it does. coming up on coffee with, one of the most recognizable tv vets. you've seen him on "good morning america" to be honest about it. there's a web extra that's off of the charts. if you have a dog, you have to be watching at 6:45. you'll be surprised the questions he'll answer. ,,,,,,,,

let's check out the traffic. there's i-95 and 395. that's cockeysville there.

this is brought to you by your local toyota dealer. toyota is moving forward. thank you, at the top of the news. all eyes will be on thermometers today. temperatures will be surging near record levels. schools are closing early already today. another school advisory will be at the bottom of the screen. andrea fujii has more on this. >> reporter: good morning, earn. -- everyone. the city issued a code red heat alert today and tomorrow. cooling centers will be open in an effort to keep people safe. >> reporter: last week, weather was so hot, schools closed early. a teacher and student were treated for heat related illnesses. now, we're learning, two over the age of 65, a man and woman with underlying health conditions died because of the

heat. >> we see it often times when we get early in the season before people are used to the heat. we find that people aren't thinking about the fact that they need to check in on their neighbors and elderly. >> reporter: bge is keeping a close eye on the systems. >> the equipment is already hot, it heats up more when it's hot outside. there's more power flowing through the lines. >> no one is immune to the problems of heat. even if you have your kids outside, make sure you take a lot of breaks and keep cool. >> reporter: and again, health officials are reminding everyone to watch over the elderly, children and pets in this heat. last year, they saw a surge in heat related deaths to 32 compared to six in 2009.

thank you, andrea. people with asthma are advised to be very careful today. stay with wjz-13 for first warning weather coverage and constant updates on the forecast. you can also find cooling centers on wjz.com. another pit bull has been shot. this time, it was in severna park. this man shot his neighbor's dog with his handgun when it came in his yard barking and growling. he's charged with animal cruelty. additional charges could be filed. the 12-year-old found murdered inside her gaithersburg home died as a result of stab wounds. they're trying to determine whether or not the 6th grader knew her attacker. >> we're getting an incredible view of a wild fire of historic

proportions. this is the magnitude of the wildfire from space. it's a 0% containment. it's already charred nearly 500 square miles. >> reporter: a plume of smoke rises above the blaze. the firefighters haven't seen anything like it. already, 3000 people have evacuated. 7000 were on stand by until tuesday evening. the fire is starting to move again quickly. the winds are erratic and they're swirling. it's getting into heavy fields. we feel it's safe and we've asked the folks to go ahead and move out. >> reporter: five structures burned and firefighters are trying to save more. >> we were doing another night burn. we were, literally, our backs were to the buildings and up to people's homes.

one of those had gone down. >> reporter: the winds were strong, but not harsh like predicted. the fire breaks appeared to be holding. the fire has grown the most on the northside. that's burning national forests and no serious injuries are reported. thousands of firefighters, including some in new york state are heading to the area. democrats and republicans are finding chon ground in an effort to distance themselves from anthony wiener. there's little they can do to force him to redesign. most are staying silent about him accept for harry reed. >> i know congressman wiener. i wish there was a way i could defend him, but i can't.

>> republicans are calling for wiener to resign, but he refuses to do so. gm and ford says their profits are going up. they're no longer burdened by problems of the past. they're focused on growing markets like india and china. construction on the major interstates are booming. booming-- is booming. >> reporter: from the baltimore beltway to the national pike and beyond the region, maryland roads are undergoing a major taxation formation --

transformation. >> construction is everywhere. >> reporter: 695 will see big changes. there's a $25 million project. tuesday night, the state highway administration installed concrete barriers. >> reporter: as you look down towards the 695 overpass, what does it look like? >> it's confusion right now. they working on it. >> reporter: on i-95. they're doing road repaving. funneling three lanes of traffic down to 1. that creates a bottleneck for drivers. the overpass at 695 is also replaced. this is schedule to be completed by summer of next year. big headaches now and it will be a big pay off down the road. the overpass in liberty road is scheduled to be completed by summer of 2012. the overpasses are also

scheduled for completion of summer of 2013. thank you, for more information on the road product projects -- projects go to wjz.com and look for the story. tiger woods won't be playing at the u.s. open. he's decided it's time for him to nurse his bad left leg. this is the first time he's missed the u.s. open since 1994, the year he graduated from high school. this undefeated champion says he'll end his hiatus and fight ortiz. the nba games are tied up. the mavericks win 86-83. game five is tomorrow night. also, the orioles are looking to sweep the a's downtown this evening.

4-0 was the final last night. in an effort to end the lockout. the owners and players are meeting again. the hope is that face to face negotiations can lead to a new agreement. hey, it's progress! what are we at now? inside, we're -- >> i think so, yeah. >> well, it was a hundred days last week? >> hey, talk is good. it doesn't have to be formal or for the press. it doesn't have to be a business version of the perpetrator walk. >> i like that we had video of the undisclosed location. >> yeah, whatever. >> yeah, it doesn't have to be a media event. >> yeah, i understand that part. >> i just did something amazing. >> i did a google search for

the word dog. 538million times, i found that word. you think it's popular? >> this veterinarian, marty becker is coming up on coffee with. he's on "good morning america" a lot. he's in town. he has a book and we talk dog. not only is he doing coffee with. if you have a dog, you have to see this. he's going to dispel a lot of myths. it's a good one. we have kristy breslin and traffic control. we're talking about the heat and how bad it will be,, [ female announcer ] you do so much... to stay healthy. but did you know fiber choice

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barometer is 29.98 today. there's no surprises in the forecast. there's a great consistency. that's all you can ask for with an out look including consistency. we'll have clouds and thundershowers coming up and down to a cooler weekend. 98 and 17 above normal record is 97 degrees. the normal is 12 degrees above. we could tie a record that goes back to 1933. saturday, sunday, monday, the mid-80s. any three of the days, we could see a popup afternoon thunderstorm. there's that possibility. don, take it away. good morning, again, don and everyone.

well, northbound 795, we have a medical call there at owings mills. falls road, closed there. westbound, 100 a fire there between meadow ridge road. southbound, 95, that continues to build. also, on the beltway, minor delay on the northside as you make your approach to harford road. traffic is building on the westside at liberty road. this is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. with 16 fuel efficient models to help you find the ride of your life. toyota is moving forward. by asking and answering a question about baltimore on our web page, you could win a $1000 amazon gift card.

visit get answers on wjz.com. participate. this morning, we're with dr. marty becker. ladies and gentlemen, from "good morning america" and dr. oz. at this point, the highlight of your career, you're on morning edition. we're doing a web extra talking about dogs. at your convenience, go to wjz.com. it's a fascinating subject. we're glad you're here. we told the dock our history of dogs. here's don's dogs. >> that's maggie and mac. >> and of course, there's my little girl. i'm curious about something.

when they're sniffing the yard and scratches the door -- she'll go outside and try and squat and try and squat and this and that. what are they doing? >> well, there's two things. if they're going number one, they're checking their pee mail. [ laughter ] >> i like that. yeah, i know. the reason dogs cook their legs or the female will do that, the highier you lift your leg, the more likely the wind is to catch and you'll spread your message. >> it was almost like my dog was making messages in the snow. well, if it's a communal area where they want to sniff -- when they go number 2. that's

like putting out gang signs. there's a very careful place. in the wild, that meant, this is my territory. this is called dung shway. they don't want anyone else to come into the territory. they like being out there. >> i have to walk my dogs and they know that i pick it up. they're not marking territory. if there's a yard area, they'll scoot and squat down and move a little bit. >> my one dog pretends he'll pee. >> i've seen that, too. >> the tank is empty, but they still lift up the leg. >> how is it, what is it they're sniffing for. >> there's a whole bunch of things. what are they're on the hunt.

they have to eat. they're looking for a sense of pray. if they're going to the bethesda room, it's all -- if they'll going to the bathroom, it's all related to territory. they want to show others that could be watching them they're marking their territory. how do we know this? >> well, i've studied it. we tried to find out what puppy breathe was -- >> because my dog eats her number two. >> we couldn't find out. no one knows the answer to that. >> as puppies it did smell good. >> and you know what, baby's breathe smells good also. >> thunderstorms also, actually, it's a build up of

static electricity in the coat. take fabric sheets and rub it on their coats. they won't be scared. if it doesn't work, the best single thing -- you can do it for fireworks. use a generic form of zanex. there's hunting season -- nothing, it's like they're mel home >> and you bring up another point. your vet knows a lot. get a good relationship with your vet. just a great book. your dog, owner's manual.

it's not only, here is what you need to know, also, it's the anecdotes. >> listen, our time is short. we'll continue this online. a good friend of ours, the news director. he says, they're reading the yard.

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take a look at the forecast today. there's a heat advisory from noon to 8:00. we're going to ahoof 98 -- to a high of 98 degrees today. temperatures are already approaching open degree -- 70 degrees on tv hill. hi, marty and everyone. the delays are really building out there out to edmondson avenue. traveling on the northside, that's also slow near harford road. we have a downed tree also on toughton avenue. 95 season, we have slow traffic all the way up to the harbor tunnel threwway. we have a medical call that

will catch your aye on 75 -- eye on 75. also, still things moving along on the beltway. this is brought to you by your baltimore hyundai dealer. find out why more people are choosing hyundai. people will be trying to keep cool with temperatures expected to rise into the 90s. the health department says that two marylanders over the age of 65 died from heat complications and the health problems they had. in the city, a code red heat alert is in effect today and tomorrow. stay with wjz, maryland's news station. complete news and weather and traffic still ahead this morning also, more on the wildfire in ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,